Gilbert & Sullivan’s comedic opera meets the big band sound of Gene Krupa. The town square of Titipu resembles the Cotton Club of Harlem in the 1940s; zoot suits are cut from the silk of Japanese kimonos; and the Three Little Maids from School sound just like the Andrews Sisters. Nanki-Poo has fallen in love with Yum Yum, but she’s been promised to the Lord High Executioner. Flirting is punishable by beheading; fortunately, executions are few and far between. When the Mikado, the “biggest cat” of Japan (and tap master extraordinaire), comes to town to investigate, true love triumphs.
Book and lyrics adapted by David H. Bell.
Music adapted and arranged by Rob Bowman.
August 8-31, 2008
RLT Sutton Main Stage Theatre
View the photos by David Watts
Cast
In order of appearance
Pish-Tush: James Austin
Nanki-Poo: Jason Justice
Pooh-Bah: Chad Gilbert
Ko-Ko: Tony Hefner
Pitti-Sing: Hazel S. Edmond
Yum-Yum: Katherine Anderson
Peep-Bo: Joy Jennings
Katisha: LeDawna Akins
The Mikado: Warren Keyes
Ensemble: Nina Gunnell, Jon Karnofsky, JeMarl Kearney, Lisa Kinlaw, Bruce Mashburn, Michael Murray, Jaret Preston, Bobby Rathbone, Jessica Smith
Orchestra
Piano: Julie Florin & Matthew Barnhill
Bass: Nic Slaton & Dan Zehr
Drums: Ed Butler & Travis “Terrell” Smith
Trumpet: Jerry Bowers
Trombone: Tony Mazzella
Reeds: Wayne Leechford & Jack Murray
Production Staff
Director: Haskell Fitz-Simons
Music Director: Julie Florin
Choreographer: Nancy Rich
Scenic Designer: Rick Young
Costume Designer: Vicki Olson
Lighting Designer: Shannon Clark
Sound Designer/Sound Engineer: Rick LaBach
Props Master: Judy Keyes
Wig Designer: Benjamin Butler
Technical Director: Jim Zervas
Stage Manager: Deanna Eckert
Assistant Stage Manager: Michael McGee
Assistant to Director: Amy Wells
Production Assistant: John T. “Jack” Hall
Dance Captain: Jaret Preston
Swing Dance Coach: Bruce Mashburn
Audition Coordinator: Marie Berry
House Manager Coordinator: Ellen Landau
Usher Coordinator: Adrienne Dyson
Concession Coordinator: G. Paul Slovensky
Original Art Work: V. Cullum Rogers
Advertising and Graphic Design: Scotty Cherryholmes
Playbill Design: Heidi Dragon
Production Crew
Audition Crew: Anna Nehring & Julie Robinson
Box Office: Patsy Clarke, Janice Gennadio & Rebecca Werlin
Costume Shop Crew: Mary Ali, Betsy Bates, Marie Berry, Barbara Biggs, Benjamin Butler, Jenny Butler, Lauren Decess, Ani Goodenberger, Amanda Hassebrock, Robin Hughes, Jhonny Izza, Susan Kimmel, Catherine Lambe, Kathy Mauney, Wayne Olson, Tsafi Shalev, Debbie Sherrod, Lydia Wagner, Jean Wilkinson & Joan Wright
House Managers: Jim Bates, Patsy Clarke, Carol Friedlander, Ellen Landau, Lilo Miles, Liisa Trent, David Watts & Judi Wilkinson
Light Crew: Dan Eckert (Crew Chief), Chris Eckert, Jeff Eckert, Jake McGoogan, David Petrone, Elaine Petrone, Min-sung Kim, Matt Kizak, Jonas Hess, Tatyana Stemkovski , Tyanna West & Scott Wray
Props Running Crew: Jeff Eckert (Chief), Judy Keyes, Julie Robinson & Keith Rothschild
Public Relation Crew: Shirley Botkin, Scotty Cherryholmes, Patsy Clarke, Catherine Lambe, Carolyn LeRue, Martha Noyes, Stuart Wagner & David Watts
Set Construction Crew: James Austin, Pat Berry, Ben Berry, Barbara Biggs, Judy Brunger, Hope Cadden, Jeff Dix, Becca Easley, Chris Eckert, Dan Eckert, Deanna Eckert, Jeff Eckert, Hazel S. Edmond, Kirsten Ehlert, Susan Ellison, Haskell Fitz- Simons, Tony Hefner, Rose Higgins, Todd Houseknecht, Joy Jennings, Jason Justice, Jon Karnofsky, JeMarl Kearney, Judy Keyes, Warren Keyes, Lisa Kinlaw, Bill Kochuk, Jeff Kochuk, Bruce Mashburn, Jessica McGee, Lilja McGee, Michael McGee, Bob McGoogan, Jake McGoogan, Laura McGoogan, Michelle McGoogan, Greg Moore, Tess Mygatt, Robin Neal, Chris Otteni, David Otteni, Michael Otteni, Delia Parks, Andy Parks, Alyssa Petrone, Elaine Petrone, David Petrone, Jaret Preston, Bobby Rathbone, Heath Roberts, Leon Sabarsky, Julian Spencer, Jenny Su, Jacob Timmons, Barney Weaver, Amy Wells & Don Williams
Sound Crew: Hope Cadden (Crew Chief), Joshua Brown, Todd Houseknecht, Erin O’Hara & Kristen Stinnett